Revolutionary War Pension Application for John Welchel, Hall, Georgia
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John Whelchel
[Information from the National Archives Washington, D.C.]
STATE OF GEORGIA
HALL COUNTY:
"On this, the day of September 15, 1832 personally appeared in open court before
Ezekial Buffington, Joseph Dunegan, and Thomas L. Tate, Judges of the Superior
Court sitting as Judges of the Ordinary Court for said county and state now
sitting John Whelchel, a resident of Hall County and State of Georgia, aged
seventy-six years who being duly sworn to law sweareth his oath to the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress dated June
7th, 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated by ??? drafted into the service in the year
Seventeen Hundred seventy-six, that he ?? in Union District, South Carolina
where he entered the same and was commanded by the following named officers to
date, Capt. James Steen and Col. John Thomas and General's Williamson, Cates,
Hammond and Neal and marched to the per??? of Georgia to protect the Settlements
against the Cherokee and Creek Indians, and was engaged in the following
engagements to list 1st at Eastutoa a Cherokee Town, 2nd at W?? Oauxhatchee, 3rd
at Pool Hatchy, 4th at Saconnee, 5th Sugar Town, 6th Keowee, 7th Toxaway and
several other Indian Towns the names of which claimant does not recollect.
Claimant was then marched to Stono, South Carolina under General Lincoln and
Captain Terrell after the battle at Stono, marched to Jacskonborugh in South
Carolina therein marched to the county between Edisto and Savannah in South
Carolina under Lieut. John Floyd, belonged to Col. Brannon's regiment from
thence marched to the battle at Rocky Mount ??? the Eutaw Springs under the
command of General Sumpter, Capt. Andrew Neal being in the battle was ten
marched to the place called the Hanging Rock but was...... with other officers
whose names claimant does not recollect. Claimant was marched from thence to the
Cowpens and was in the engagement at that place under Capt. John Thompson, Col.
Thomas Brannon, General Morgan having the command. Claimant received several
severe wounds in this engagement from thence marched to the Eutaw Springs and
was in the engagement under Capt.. Montgomery and General Green and Major Colby.
Quit the service in 1781, Was in action Service four years that he has
documenting evidence.
He being sworn that any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed this
day and year aforesaid:"
E. Buffington J.L.C (in his writing) John Whelchel